Elitism

Despite the creative and social innovation of Meadham Kirchhoff, the nature of the capitalist power structure has meant that “Britain is awash in the selling of a venerable old England” (Outka 4), as evidenced by Poundbury and Liberty. The capitalist privatisation of all classes within the 21st century has resulted in people’s ability to seek out a wider range of choices, putting theories of transgressive performance into play, as in Poundbury. As critic John McKenzie says “global forces of…

The Election of 1800 was monumental: it was the first peaceful transition of power. Never before in history had a transition between two opposing groups occurred without warfare. However, in the United States, this election was the start of opposition, and the transition of power between two separate groups would continue from here, beginning with the transfer of power from Federalist John Adams to Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson. From this original conflict between the Federalists and…

Are populist movements inherently tied to human rights abuses? With the rise of several populist movements throughout the world in the past few decades, this question has come into prominence in political science literature. Although there are several lenses through which populist movements are defined and analyzed, no matter which definition of populism is used, it seems to produce a mixed bag of rights violations and securing of rights for underprivileged classes. The primary definition of…

entity from other city-states. Limited terms of office is another commonality between the two. The similarities do not end with the structure but also there are similarities how citizens view democracy and who should lead. The gravitation towards elitism being shared between many citizens of both democracies. The hunger for power and greed is ever-present in the likes of both democracies. In comparing Athenian democracy to modern US democracy, I believe that nothing fundamentally has…

Buddhism, had it 's beginning in the 5th century BCE with a man named Siddhartha Gautama or "Buddha." Buddhism became a widespread religion that set forth the path for effects in the personal lives of many, and also as a widespread world religion. It accomplished many things, such as carrying news ways of life to many, and appealing to the highest and lowest of levels of society. Buddhism also brought about a uniqueness not seen in the same capacity before. The spread of Buddhism starting in 453…

A neutral question is a question posed to a person with data collection by thestions allowing the person to answer in their own words based on the data collected. The speaker is supposed to teach the learner what he or she knows not based on their own views, but by what they actually know as a fact. Even though it seems to be level one curriculum, examining and writing a neutral question is more than just a yes or no question. For being biased on an opinionated question is almost impossible when…

How America Prompted the Irish to Become White? Ignatiev’s, “How the Irish Became White,” retells the story of the past through a lens that illuminates the present. In his book, the statement “to the extent color consciousness existed among newly arrived immigrants from Ireland, it was one among several ways they had of identifying themselves. To become white they had to learn to subordinate county, religious, or national animosities, not to mention any natural sympathies they may have felt for…

The Politics of Black Feminist Thought For this week, we read Combahee River Collective, “A Black Feminist Statement,” “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color,” by Kimberle Crenshaw and the book Shadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics by Joy James. Our discussion focuses on feminist thought and intersectionality. The Combahee River Collective’s aim was to combat the oppressions experienced by all women of color and to…

Intersectionality is characterized as the connections among numerous dimensions of the identities and the modalities of social relations and encounters of prohibition and subordination, including sex, class, race, ethnicity, nationality and sexuality. It begins on the reason that everybody experience different, layered characters. The hypothesis endeavors to uncover the diverse sorts of segregation and impediments that happen as an outcome of the mix of organic, social and social characters.…

With respect of knowledge, people often search for purpose behind everyday experiences to rectify meaning. The problem is that everyday objects, actions, and people come from endless diverse backgrounds resulting from both positive and negative intention. General practices such as religions or sports originate from centuries before and accumulate greater purpose as they continue. Every purpose behind rituals holds moral value that shape around the best optimal perspective. A person may find a…